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Great Bend

A township of 314 people in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
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Township in Minnesota, United States
314Population
32.3 sq miArea
1,365 ftElevation

Great Bend Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census. Great Bend Township was organized in 1870. It was named for a nearby meander on the Des Moines River.

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